WP5

WP5. Lessons and policy recommendations

Coordinator: University of Reggio Calabria

Focus and objectives

The focus of this final WP is on lessons learned from all previous analyses and policy recommendations. A first step involves comparing and identifying the key factors that have enhanced or hindered policy implementation and socioeconomic development in the different contexts. Particular attention is given to the more or less functional relationships between the different government tiers: EU, national, regional and local, as well as to the agency capabilities of local actors and the local governance processes. Subsequently, recommendations are formulated pointing to an articulated regional policy architecture that can ‘tailor’ public strategies and tools in function of regional specificities and identify the government level best suited to implement them.

Activities and milestones

Kick-off workshop (WS3; M20)
Transversal analysis of regional profiles and case study findings (M20-27)
Intermediate workshops to discuss policy lessons and recommendations (WS4; M27)
Writing of policy recommendations (M27-34)
Final WP4 workshop (WS5; M34)
Writing of WP4 Report (lessons learned and policy propositions) published ‘open access’ on the website (M34-36; D7)

NEWS & EVENTS

2024-04-30

Final Project Conference

On June 20 and 21 2024, at the Aula Magna 'Ludovico Quaroni' of the Mediterranea University of Reggio Calabria, the Final Project Conference 'Policies for Southern Italy in the 21st Century. Lessons learned and future scenarios' was held.

NMP 2024 International Symposium

On May 22, 23 and 24 2024, at the Mediterranea University of Reggio Calabria, PRIN research units participated in the International Symposium 'Networks, Markets & People. Communities, Institutions and Enterprises towards post-humanism epistemologies and AI challenges' with the Thematic Session 'European Cohesion Policy and Regional Operational Programs in Calabria from 2000 to 2020 between Learning Processes and Structural Constraints'.

Regional Studies Association Winter Conference 2023

On 9 and 10 November 2023, the Winter Conference 2023 of the Regional Studies Association was held at the Great Cumberland Place Hotel in London. PRIN research units participated in the Special Session 'The evolution, implementation, and impact of community-led, place-based and territorially integrated local development programmes in the context of the European Cohesion Policy for less developed regions'.